Housing in PL9 8GP
What the homes in PL9 8GP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,788 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (31.7%). Flats make up 10.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.3% of households in the PL9 8GP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.2% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership6.8%1%
- Private rented12.7%20.5%
- Social rented15.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.3%). 29.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Hams
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Hams (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PL9 8GP (Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers) (about 3,788 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.